French Open 2015 Results: Monday Winners, Scores, Stats and Singles Draw Update
Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova became the biggest casualty of the 2015 tournament so far as she was beaten in straight sets by Lucie Safarova on an action-packed Monday in Paris.
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was also ousted, losing in three sets to Timea Bacsinszky. While world No. 1 Serena Williams eventually came through against Sloane Stephens in three sets, having started the match in desperate fashion.
In the men's draw, Roger Federer finished off his rain-delayed match from Sunday, as he beat Gael Monfils in four sets to reach the quarter-finals.
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Also making the last eight on Monday were Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic—who will now face each other—and Andy Murray and David Ferrer.
Here are the full results from the men's and the women's singles draw on Monday:
| No. 2 Roger Federer def. No. 13 Gael Monfils | 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 20 Richard Gasquet | 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 |
| No. 3 Andy Murray def. Jeremy Chardy | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| No. 7 David Ferrer def. No. 9 Marin Cilic | 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 |
| No. 6 Rafael Nadal def. Jack Sock | 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 |
| No. 13 Lucie Safarova def. No. 2 Maria Sharapova | 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| No. 1 Serena Williams def. Sloane Stephens | 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 |
| No. 21 Garbine Muguruza def. No. 28 Flavia Pennetta | 6-3, 6-4 |
| No. 23 Timea Bacsinszky def. No. 4 Petra Kvitova | 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 |
| No. 17 Sara Errani def. Julia Goerges | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Alison Van Uytvanck def. Andreea Mitu | 6-1, 6-3 |
No. 13 Lucie Safarova def. No. 2 Maria Sharapova
Following rain delays on Sunday, there was an absolutely packed schedule on Monday, but the most striking result of the day came in the first matchup on Philippe-Chatrier Court.
Sharapova was downed 7-6(3), 6-4 by Czech 13th seed Safarova, with the Russian falling in the fourth round after having reached the final in the three previous years—winning twice.
While Sharapova did not play at her very best, it was hardly an awful performance from the world No. 2. All of the credit has to go to Safarova, who kept up a level of intensity her opponent simply couldn't match.
Her delight was clear following her victory, per Roland Garros:
Double-faults proved a problem for Sharapova. Although she registered five to Safarova's four, per Roland Garros, the Russian's came at key times; firstly, in the vital first-set tiebreak and, then, to concede match point, per the New York Times' Ben Rothenberg:
Safarova moves on into the last eight to face Garbine Muguruza, and she will surely be the favourite to advance to the semi-finals after Monday's tremendous performance.
No. 1 Serena Williams def. Sloane Stephens
It could so nearly have been a double upset at the beginning of the second week in this year's French Open, but Williams produced a terrific comeback to down Stephens in three sets.
For the third time in a row at Roland Garros this year, Williams dropped the first set. Stephens completely dominated the opener on Philippe-Chatrier Court, breaking three times to win 6-1 in 23 minutes.
Williams simply did not look to be at the races, per BBC Sport's Piers Newbury:
In her inimitable way, however, the world No. 1 dug in to turn things around, and she took the match in three sets.
The American pair exchanged breaks in the second set before Williams gained a crucial advantage and served out to draw things level.
Stephens could not wrestle the momentum back in the third as Williams saved three break points and eventually claimed an impressive comeback victory with a 6-3 final-set win.
Surely with Sharapova now out of the competition, the two-time winner is the heavy favourite to win again at Roland Garros in 2015.
No. 6 Rafael Nadal def. Jack Sock
Defending champion and nine-time winner Nadal will have to do it the hard way if he is to win an extraordinary 10th French Open title.
America's Jack Sock gave the Spaniard something to think about on Monday, but Nadal came through in four sets, and now, he faces world No. 1 Djokovic in the quarter-finals.
His relatively lowly seeding of six for this year's tournament means, should Nadal get past Djokovic, he will have to beat either Ferrer or Murray in the semis and perhaps Federer in the final to win the championship.
He looked to be cruising against Sock as he dominated the first two sets, per Rothenberg:
However, Sock's three breaks of serve in the third set handed him an impressive 7-5 victory, and he joins an elite few who have achieved as much against Nadal on Suzanne-Lenglen Court, per tennis statistician Steph Trudel:
A more routine 6-2 win in the fourth set saw Nadal seal his path through to the last eight, but it was by no means a breeze for the Spaniard.
On the contrary, Djokovic's three-set victory over Richard Gasquet in the fourth round was as simple as it gets, and Nadal will need to produce an immense performance to down the world No. 1 on Wednesday.
Complete results can be found here, the latest men's draw here and the women's draw here, courtesy of the tournament's website.
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